Session 1E
Environmental and Climate Change Considerations
Tuesday, July 28, 3:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Session Leader:
Carl Vansant, Consultant, Hydro Group, PennWell Corp.,
Can Engineering Drawings Create Fish Habitat?
James H. McCarthy, AMEC Earth & Environmental; Brent Sellars, Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, Canada 012
Development of Periphyton, Benthic Macroinvertebrate, and Macrophyte Habitat Suitability Indices for Assessment of Reservoir Quality and Potential Production on the Pend Oreille River, Washington, USA
Shannon Brattebo, Darlene Siegel, Harry L. Gibbons, and Robert W. Plotnikoff, Tetra Tech, Inc., USA 176
Hydropower and Climate Change Issues: Nepal
Mukesh Raj Kafle and Liza Pyakurel Kafle, Tribhuvan University, Nepal 032
Identifying Promising Juvenile Salmonid Dam Passage and Survival Improvements through Simulation Modeling
Kenneth D. Ham, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA 129
Rehabilitation of Kaplan Units with Environmental Considerations at Markham Ferry
Guy Labrecque, Stéphane Roy, and Bernard Delisle, ALSTOM Hydro Canada, Inc., Canada 180
Spawning Riffle Gravel Supplementation for Anadromous Spring-Run Chinook Salmon and Steelhead
Scott Kennedy and Stacy Cepello, California Department of Water Resources; Michael Manwaring, MWH Americas, Inc.; Greg Pasternack, PhD, University of California, Davis, USA 174
Session 2E
Civil Considerations and Construction
Wednesday, July 29, 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Session Leader:
Karen Terpak, P.E., Dam Safety Engineer, City of Spokane Water Department, USA
A Review of Steel Lining Design in Power Tunnels of Seymareh Project
Amir Rahim Khoshboresh and Mohammad Rahbari, Iran Water and Power Resources Development Co. (IWPCO), Iran 054
Construction of the 2,400 MW Bakun Hydroelectric Project in Sarawak, Malaysia
Qi He, SMEC International Pty Ltd., Australia; Keith Kinsella, Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation (SMEC), Malaysia 026
Dam Construction History in Ancient Persia (Iran)
Khosrow Darabi, Sabir Dam & Water Works Construction Company, Iran 153
Engineering and Construction of Tunnel Portals in Chamera, India
Warren Hoyle, Hatch Energy, Canada; V.K. Sharma, NHPC, India 248
Geotechnical Baseline Studies for Construction of Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydroelectric Project, India
Rajeev Kumar Vishnoi, Sanjay Singhal, Rayankula Sesha Thalpa Sai, and Sabha Kant Shukla, Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Ltd., India 041
Johnson Malisa, F.W., University of Dar Es-Salaam, Tanzania 145
Total Risk of Large Concrete Dams in Turkey
Hasan Tosun, Eskisehir Osmangazi University; Keziban Tosun, TVT Hydrotech Bureau, Turkey 103
Session 3E
New Hydro / Pumped Storage / Innovations
Wednesday, July 29, 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Bryan W. Karney, PhD, P.Eng., University of Toronto; Katherine Qinfen Zhang, PhD, P.Eng., Canadian Hydro Components, Ltd.; Cory J. Williams, EIT, and Richard Slopek, Canadian Projects Limited, Canada 220
Exploitation of Ocean Energies by Power Plants with Strongly Varying Incident Power Supply
Raphael Arlitt, PhD, Voith Hydro GmbH & Co. KG, Germany 242
Mary Ann Adonizio, P.E., Consultant; Jonathan A. Colby, Verdant Power USA 204
Reversible Pump Turbine Designs: High Head Single-Stage Experience
Jean-Bernard Houdeline, Jean-Bernard Harnay, Gérard Vuillerod, ALSTOM Hydro France, France; Thomas Kunz, ALSTOM Hydro (Switzerland) Ltd., Switzerland 185
Run-of-River Hydroelectric Projects - Intake Design Considerations Based on Physical Hydraulic Model Study Results
Nancy Sims and Brian Hughes, P.Eng., Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, Inc.; Samuel Mottram, Knight Piesold Consulting Engineers, Canada 106
Session 4E
Planning and Analysis for Better Projects
Wednesday, July 29, 1:45 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
Session Leader:
Gregory McDonald, Manager of Plant Support, River Operations, Tennessee Valley Authority, USA
A Rehabilitation Scheme for the Lake Chelan Hydroelectric Project Based on Schedule Reduction
Stéphane Roy, Jean Doyon, and Vincent De Henau, ALSTOM Hydro Canada, Inc., Canada; Steve Sembritzky, Chelan County Public Utility District, USA 179
Carters Dam 18-Path Flowmeter Installation
Guy Miller, P.E., Accusonic Technologies, Inc., USA 252
Comparison of Discharge Measurement by Current Meter and Acoustic Scintillation Methods at Rocher-de-Grand-Mere
Gilles Proulx, P.Eng., Hydro-Québec; David Billenness and David D. Lemon, MSc, ASL AQFlow, Inc., Canada 074
Hydropower Developments at Existing Lock and Dam Projects
Brian Hughes, P.Eng., and Nancy Sims, Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, Inc., Canada; Eugene J. Gemperline, P.E., Franklin G. DeFazio, Inc., USA; Christ Konstantellos, P.E., S.E., MWH Americas, Inc., USA; Phil Meier, American Municipal Power of Ohio, Inc., USA 246
Hydropower Project Delivery Methods-State of the Industry
Thomas W. Haag, P.E., Black & Veatch, USA 042
Investigating Material Failures and High Vibrations at Camino Unit #2
William Collins, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, USA 007
Multipath Clamp-On Acoustic Flow Meter
Dr. Riyaz Jiwani, P.Eng., Hydrovision America, USA; Jurgen Skripalle, Dr.-Ing., Hydrovision GmbH, Germany 028
2008 Update of EPRI's Assessment of Waterpower Potential and Development Needs Report
Douglas A. Dixon, PhD, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI); Michael Bahleda, Bahleda Management and Consulting, LLC; Mary Ann Adonizio, P.E., USA 015
Session 5E
Equipment: Generators and Governors
Wednesday, July 29, 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Session Leader:
Hans Naeff, Vice President, Hydro Electric Power Group, Toshiba International Corporation, USA
Alstom Hydro Governing System Oil Components: Most Recent Achievements
Sorin Ioan Lupa and Claude Roberge, ALSTOM Hydro Canada, Inc., Canada 181
How to Teach an Old Governor New Tricks
Chuck Stanley and Matthew Roberts, American Governor Company, USA 230
100 Years of Oil History in the Hydro Turbine Governors
Dave Bishoff, L&S Electric, Inc., USA 088
On-line Flux Monitoring of Hydrogenerator Rotor Windings
Mladen Sasic, P.Eng., Blake Lloyd, and Steve Campbell, Iris Power, Canada 030
Stiffer Stator Frame with Thermal Expansion Radially Guided
Lucas Kunz, Voith Hydro Inc.; John R. Hamill, P.J. Henscheid, and Randy Gnaedinger, Avista Utilities, USA 163
Technology to Monitor Rotor Pole Surface, Coil Winding, and Connector Temperature
Marc Bissonnette, VibroSystM, Inc., Canada; Randy Wallman, Consultant, USA 057
Tutorial on the Impact of the Synchronous Generator Model on Protection Studies
Normann Fischer, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc., USA; Gabriel Benmouyal, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc., Canada 085
Session 6E
Project Maintenance and Improvement
Thursday, July 30, 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Session Leader:
Steve Fry, P.E., Hydro Projects Manager, Avista Corporation, USA
Design of Reversible Pump Turbines for New and Rehabilitation Projects
François Paquet, P.Eng., MASc, Michel Sabourin, P.Eng., MASc, Stéphane Roy, ALSTOM Hydro Canada, Inc., Canada; Jean-Bernard Houdeline, ALSTOM Hydro France, France 249
Replacement of Hydropower Plant Generator Oil Circuit Breakers with New Vacuum Technology
Lawrence T. Connor, Eaton Corporation; Michael Flack, Southern Company Generation, USA 199
Sync Condense Capability Addition on a 435-MW Hydraulic Turbine
Danny A. Burggraeve, BC Hydro, Canada 237
The Approach Channel Control Structure at Arrow Lakes Generating Station
Amy Stevenson, P.Eng., Columbia Power Corporation, Canada; Kenneth Christison, P.Eng., Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, Inc., Canada; Eugene J. Gemperline, P.E., Franklin G. DeFazio, Inc., USA; Vincent J. Zipparro, MWH Americas, Inc., USA 244
West Mill Hydro Penstock Upgrade
Ray Wingert, P.E. and Richard Powers, Devine Tarbell & Associates, Inc.; Max Upton, Brookfield Renewable Power, USA 214
Session 7E
Innovative Ideas and Methods
Thursday, July 30, 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Session Leader:
Jeremiah (Jay) L. Maher, Senior Regulatory Advisor, Kleinschmidt Associates, USA
Advanced Real-Time Synchrophasor Applications
David E. Whitehead, Edmund O. Schweitzer III, Armando Guzman, Yanfeng Gong, and Marcos Donolo, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc., USA 150
An Enhanced Irrigation and Power Generation System
Yasir Mehmood Cheema and Shoaib Ashraf Toor, University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan 072
Designing a Selective Water Withdrawal Tower for Seismic Forces
Walter N. Bennett, CH2M Hill; Paul Carson, P.E., EES Consulting, Inc., USA 166
Hydrostatic Water Guide Bearings: "Making Environmental Technology Profitable!"
Stéphane Roy and Jean Doyon, ALSTOM Hydro Canada, Inc., Canada; Philippe Gilson and Emmanuel Godec, ALSTOM Hydro France, France; 250
Incorporating Advanced Spatial and Temporal Rainfall Data into Hydrologic Models
Douglas M. Hultstrand, MS, and Tye W. Parzybok, Metstat, Inc.; Edward M. Tomlinson, PhD, and William D. Kappel, Applied Weather Associates, LLC, USA 159
Hydrological Database Solutions: Buy vs. Build
Brad St. Cyr, Kisters North America, Inc., USA 075
Measuring Water Velocity Using DIDSON and Image Cross-Correlation Techniques
Zhiqun (Daniel) Deng, PhD, Robert P. Mueller, PhD, and Marshall C. Richmond, PhD, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA 130
Nepal's Hydro-electricity: Affordable Source for Hydrogen Energy
Rajendra P. Hada, P.E., and K.C. Gobinda, Hydro Engineering & Development Co. (Pvt.) Ltd., Nepal 009
Power System Operations Modeling Applied to Analytic Studies
Diana Hurdowar-Castro, PhD, P.Eng., and Stuart Bridgeman, M.Eng., P.Eng., Synexus Global, Inc., Canada 251
Session 8E
Hydraulic Solutions
Thursday, July 30, 1:45 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
Session Leader:
S. Neil Ferguson, P.Eng, PE, Director, Western and Pacific Region Renewable Power, Hatch Ltd. Canada
An Investigation of Problems in Outlets in Irrigation Systems of Pakistan
Hashim Nisar Hashmi, PhD, Abdul Razzaq Ghumman, PhD, N.A. Rana, and T.F. Ahmed, University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan 262
Characterizing Presence of Metals and PCBs (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) and Evaluating Potential for Bioaccumulation in a Regulated Reservoir on the Pend Oreille River, Washington, USA
Robert W. Plotnikoff and Harry L. Gibbons, Ph.D., Tetra Tech, Inc., USA 175
Electricity Market in Costa Rica: Predominance of Hydroelectricity and Renewable Sources of Energy Supply
Dennis Mora Mora and Humberto Guzman Leon, National Power and Light Company, Costa Rica 051
Eliminating Sediment Problems Cheap, Easy, and Permanently
Michael Detering, PhD, and Joachim Hewicker, DB Sediments, Ltd., Germany 004
Experimental Examination of Effect of Particles Size in Hydraulic Turbine
Hari Prasad Neopane and Ole Gunnar Dahlhaug, PhD, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway; Bhola Thapa, PhD, Kathmandu University, Nepal 014
Hydrologic vs. Hydraulic Routing for Domino Dam Failures
Simon Draijer, Mead & Hunt, Inc., USA 144
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